Santa Ana Municipal Code § 34-90 Release and reduction of security

All streets, ways, alleys, walkways, improvements, and parcels of land shown on the final map or appurtenant thereto and intended for any public use shall be offered for dedication for public use.

(Code 1952, § 9330; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

All improvements required in section 34-81 herein shall be installed to permanent line and grade and as to location to the satisfaction of the city engineer, in accordance with procedures and standards established by pertinent chapters of this Code of Ordinances and the design standards and specifications adopted by the city council pertaining thereto, on file in the office of the clerk of the council, the planning director and the city engineer.

(Code 1952, § 9331; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

The cost of all improvements enumerated as required in section 34-81 herein shall be borne by the subdivider, except as to such improvements of a type, size or quality over and above the standards required to service the subdivision and where the city council has enacted, in sections of this Code of Ordinances or appurtenant rules and regulations thereto, provisions for the city to bear that portion of the costs for such installations required in order to serve additional areas.

(Code 1952, § 9332; Ord. No. NS-36, § 2, 5-3-54)

The minimum improvements which the subdivider shall make, or agree to make, prior to acceptance and approval of the final subdivision map by the city engineer shall be as follows:

(1) Grading and surfacing of streets, highways, ways, and alleys;

(2) Combination concrete curbs and gutters and crossgutters;

(3) Sidewalks, except where the construction of sidewalks would not be advantageous due to the lack of sidewalks, on contiguous improved streets the city engineer may, at its option, omit this requirement

(4) Installations for drainage of the subdivision lots, streets, ways, highways, and alleys including the provisions of storm drains, culverts, bridges, and appurtenant structures where required by the city engineer;

(5) Distribution and service lines for domestic water supply to each lot and connections to the city's water distribution system;

(6) Sewer lines connected to the main collecting sewer lines of the city and stub-offs from the secondary collection lines to a point one (1) foot outside the public right-of-way at each potential building site;

(7) Fire hydrants at locations designated by the city engineer;

(8) Monuments;

(9) Two (2) street name signs at each intersection;

(10) Street trees;

(11) Signing and striping;

(12) Marbelite street lights with underground service at locations designated by the city engineer;

(13) Other installations of public utilities;

(14) A six-foot (6) high chainlink fence entirely along any lot line abutting a river, creek, open storm drain or similar water channel or its appurtenant works, except that at the subdividers option he may substitute a fence of equal or greater quality and security as approved by the city engineer;

(15) Remove the trees, brush, structures or other obstructions or debris lying within an easement or right-of-way, for drainage, streets or other public use.

(Code 1952, § 9333; Ord. No. NS-36, 5-3-54, Ord. No. NS-337, § 1, 8-4-58; Ord. No. NS-2482, § 9, 12-3-01)

Utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, communications, street lighting, and cable television, shall be placed underground within any new, revised, or reactivated residential subdivision. The subdivider is responsible for making the necessary arrangements with the involved utility companies for the installation of such facilities. For the purpose of this section, appurtenances and associated equipment such as surface mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts in an underground system may be placed aboveground outside the street right-of-way. A utility line, the main purpose of which is not within the original boundaries of the subdivision, and those utility lines which were in service in the area covered by the tentative map prior to the filing of the tentative map, may be placed aboveground.

(Code 1952, § 9334; Ord. No. NS-36, 5-3-54; Ord. No. NS-864, § 1, 1-16-67)

Cross reference— Zoning requirements re underground utility installation, § 41-626; underground utility districts, Ch. 37.

Underground utility lines which cross underneath the right-of-way of any street, alley, or way shall be installed prior to the improvement of any such street, alley, or way in the subdivision.

(Code 1952, § 9335; Ord. No. NS-36, 5-3-54; Ord. No. NS-864, § 1, 1-16-67)

The requirements of section 34-82 or section 34-83 may be waived by the granting of a minor exception for such purpose pursuant to Article V of Chapter 41 of this Code.

(Code 1952, § 9336; Ord. No. NS-36, 5-3-54; Ord. No. NS-864, § 1, 1-16-67; Ord. No. NS-1955, § 2, 4-18-88)

Editor's note— Former § 34-85, which pertained to application for waiver from the requirements of § 34-82 or § 34-83 and derived from the 1952 Code, § 9337, Ord. No. NS-36, adopted May 3, 1954, and Ord. No. NS-864, § 1, adopted Jan. 16, 1967, was repealed by § 3 of Ord. No. NS-1955, adopted Apr. 18, 1988.

Aboveground installation of utilities may be permitted on a temporary basis when such utilities are reasonably required during construction; provided, however, such utilities shall be removed or placed underground prior to the final exoneration of required subdivision bonds.

(Code 1952, § 9338; Ord. No. NS-36, 5-3-54; Ord. No. NS-864, § 1, 1-16-67)

Whenever a subdivider has furnished security for the performance of any act or agreement required or entered into in connection with the approval of a subdivision map, including security for labor and materials, the executive director of the public works agency or his designated representative may release or reduce such security on behalf of the city in accordance with Section 66499.7 of the Government Code of the State of California. Upon the release or reduction of security pursuant to this section, the executive director of public works or his designated representative shall send written notification of such action to the clerk of the council.

(Ord. No. NS-2168, § 2, 7-20-92)